Horticulturist that dabbles in design

Well, yesterday I went into town and had lunch at Roses a locally owned restaurant that serves Café Vita, yummy. I ate the Coho gravlox on rye bread with cream cheese and a side salad which had tomatoes, capers, onions and cucumbers. After, my delicious meal I strolled around town and ventured into Darvill’s bookstore where I found a great new book called Tomatoland. This book by Barry Estrabrook discusses the industrial destruction of our tomatoes. I find this to be a must read as I have been growing and tending to tomatoes all season at Ship Bay. After, my lovely venture in town and the sun still shining I took a drive out to Deer harbor and Doe bay. The homes and views of the ocean are just beautiful. I find there is so much to see and explore on this beautiful island which holds a special place in my heart along with the people.

Ok, I got side tracked there now back to garden talk. So, I was working in the garden the other day and the sun was shining bright. I found some little zucchini to harvest then pulled out some more tomatoes to make room for the lettuce. I also need to get some mustard in the ground because it is essential to make a complete salad. In addition to some maintenance of the main garden I ventured to the herb garden which is close to the kitchen. I had to pull out the basil plants and trim back the sage, wisteria and ligularia przewalskii . As I was tending to this garden I noticed a beautiful cyclamen in the corner of the garden by the maple. I feel I am inspired by this garden everyday because new plants grab my attention along with insects and diseases which ignites my curiosity in the world of plants all over again.